Monday January 17th 2022

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• RECENT HEADLINES

  • So long 2021…
  • FOE Welcomes Dignitaries
  • Jingle All The Way
  • Lighting Up Bolivar
  • Sleigh Bells Ring

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• Whimsy

  Everyday Sayings Explained
  The origins, meaning, and authors behind 50 popular phrases and sayings.
  

• GO’s Sand Bucket, by Georgia Osten

  • The Gates are Open!

    By Georgia Osten I’ve been holding off the Crab Festival Vendors since November ’21, telling them I would begin sending out applications the first couple of weeks of January. Well, here we are, and so I did! It really wasn’t as scary as I anticipated. In fact, it was a breeze. I simply took out my spreadsheet from May of last year, right before our

• Morning Glories, by Brenda Cannon Henley

  • New Year Article

    By Brenda Cannon Henley Happy New Year to each of our readers and their families. May we all experience a sense of energy and renewal as we embark on a new 12 months of life, activity, and making memories that affect not only us, but everyone in our circles of life. I challenge each of you to take the time to think hard, pray, and come up with one or two

• James ‘Old Hat’ Chambless

  • The Love Remains

    By James Chambless (AKA Old Hat) I took a cute photo of my grandchildren one evening this week. Let’s face it. Every photo of grandchildren is cute! But this one was kind of super cute. That next morning, I had a little free time at work and so I decided to share the joy. Joy is for sharing. I texted it to my bride, of course. Then to the mommy and daddy of the cute kids. Then I sent it

• Miss Bee’s Bolivar Buzz, by Shannon Williams

  • Miss Bee’s Bolivar Buzz

    By Shannon Williams After about a year and half, I have finally done it!!! I have an orchid that is blooming! When my mother in law passed away in 2020, one of my dear friends brought us a lovely Orchid. You know those kinds you see in the grocery store and think to yourself, I can grow that! Well it turns out I could not and killed it in only a few months. I was

• Boating Safety, by Bob Currie

  • Recreational Boating Safety – Kayak Fishing Safety

    By Bob Currie, Recreational Boating Safety Specialist U. S. Coast Guard Auxiliary Station Galveston Flotilla When I bought my first kayak, it was with the intention of using it as a form of exercise as well as a way to enjoy the water. I had a pontoon boat that was a fishing model, and that is what I used when I wanted to go fishing. However, I found that most of the people I began

• Humor

  • Grandpa

    After 65 years of marriage, my grandpa still calls grandma “honey”, “sweetie”, “baby”, and “sugar”. I asked him for the secret to keep love alive so long. He said “I forgot her name 10 years ago, and I’m afraid to ask.”

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• Coastal Barrier Info

  • GLO, Army Corps Release Coastal Barrier Plan
  • Problems and unanswered question with the US Army Corps’ Coastal Barrier Alternative:
  • IKE DIKE Alternative